Portfolio Analyst
Role Overview
The Portfolio Analyst supports a portfolio of programmes and projects through analysis, governance information, and delivery insight.
The role helps strengthen prioritization and resource allocation, and supports delivery of strategic objectives aligned with government priorities.
The post sits in Social Surveys Central Services, which provides strategic direction, governance, and coordination across the Social Surveys Directorate.
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Role overview
The Portfolio Analyst supports a portfolio of programmes and projects through analysis, governance information, and delivery insight.
The role helps strengthen prioritization and resource allocation, and supports delivery of strategic objectives aligned with government priorities.
The post sits in Social Surveys Central Services, which provides strategic direction, governance, and coordination across the Social Surveys Directorate.
About the organization
The Office for National Statistics produces official statistics covering economic, social, and demographic topics.
The Social Surveys Directorate designs, collects, and produces household survey data supporting decisions across government, business, academia, and the public.
Responsibilities
- Analyze information from multiple sources and provide insight using appropriate reporting and visualization methods.
- Provide evidence-based insight into portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, resources, benefits, outcomes, and strategic alignment.
- Help senior leaders understand whether delivery remains on track, where confidence is reducing, and what decisions or interventions may be needed.
- Bring together milestone reporting, performance measures, risks, dependencies, assumptions, benefits, financial information, and resource data.
- Maintain a transparent view of portfolio health, delivery predictability, constraints, opportunities, priorities, and outcome traceability.
- Support governance by providing boards and senior decision makers with reliable, timely, proportionate information.
Workplace
- The role follows ONS hybrid working principles and requires approximately 40% office attendance, subject to business and role requirements.
- Locations are Newport and Titchfield (Fareham); induction will be conducted in person.
Working pattern
- Flexible working, full-time, job share, and part-time arrangements are listed.
Compensation
- Listed salary is £41,985; the description does not state a pay cadence.
Benefits
- Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
Requirements
- Ability to analyze information from multiple sources and produce evidence-based insight for portfolio decisions.
- Ability to provide clear, timely, and proportionate information to senior leaders and decision makers.
- Ability to engage with programme and project stakeholders.
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